Liz Torres

Liz Torres

1947-09-27 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 36 Credits

Biography

Elizabeth Larrieu Torres (born September 27, 1947) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. Torres is best known for her role as Mahalia Sanchez in the NBC comedy series The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996), for which she received two Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations. She is also known for her role as Patricia "Miss Patty" LaCosta in The WB family comedic drama series Amy Sherman-Palladino's Gilmore Girls (2000–07) starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. In the 1970s, sh...

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My Mom and the Girl

My Mom and the Girl

2017

as Irlanda

1.0
Acting

After dinner with family and friends takes a dark turn, a woman with Alzheimer's is led to a proverbial crossroads where three very desperate women ar...

Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015

as Self

7.4
Acting

Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter wa...

Expecting Love

Expecting Love

2008

as Juanita

5.2
Acting

A successful Los Angeles lawyer discovers that a short-term affair could have long-term consequences when a woman he had a brief affair with claims th...

Taylor

Taylor

2005

as Teri Richards

6.0
Acting

Mystery woman arrives in small mountain hallmark type town to attend a memorial or perhaps just to find resolve in her own life. She stays at a bed an...

Joe Dirt

Joe Dirt

2001

as Beauty College Woman

5.6
Acting

Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that he lost at the Grand Canyon when he was a belligere...

Once Upon A Christmas

Once Upon A Christmas

2000

as The Tooth Fairy

5.3
Acting

The daughter of Santa Claus vows to transform a single father and his spoiled children to prove that the spirit of Christmas exists.

The Princess and the Barrio Boy

The Princess and the Barrio Boy

2000

as Minerva's mother

5.0
Acting

A teenager who dreams of becoming an Olympic swimmer has a romance with a boy from the wrong side of town.

Luminarias

Luminarias

2000

3.0
Acting

Welcome to Luminarias-where hot spicy dish gets served up with a Latin twist by four successful friends from East LA...with very discriminating taste ...

Permanent Midnight

Permanent Midnight

1998

as Dita

5.9
Acting

Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.

Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister

Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister

1998

as Wallace Houston

5.6
Acting

Jamie Marshall (Kelly McGillis) is a "storm chaser" who, having lost her husband in a crash after his plane was struck by lightning, recklessly throws...

The Odd Couple II

The Odd Couple II

1998

as Maria

6.3
Acting

Brucey, the son of Oscar, calls his father to invite him to his wedding to Felix's daughter next Sunday in California. Oscar and Felix meet again at L...

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998

as Ruby Escadrillo

6.7
Acting

Gomez is a middle-aged man who dreams of buying a gorgeous white suit in a nearby store, but doesn't have enough cash. He finds 4 more people of same ...

Just Cause

Just Cause

1995

as Delores Rodriguez

6.2
Acting

A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific...

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

1994

as Lenora's Mother

4.4
Acting

Spoof-miester, Julie Brown does a musical send-up of Tonya Harding and Lorena Bobbit's debutante debacles

Greyhounds

Greyhounds

1994

Acting

A retired sheriff, judge, coroner and con-man team up to solve crimes. Pilot.

A Million to Juan

A Million to Juan

1994

as Mrs. Delgado

5.4
Acting

Romantic comedy about an honest Mexican immigrant who struggles without a green card by selling oranges on a street corner. One day a limousine pulls ...

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

1992

as Lt. Garcia

5.1
Acting

When Danny unknowingly repossesses the car of a powerful arms merchant, it sets off a chain of violent retaliation. After his friends are killed and h...

Rescue Me

Rescue Me

1992

as Carney

4.8
Acting

Fraser's unrequited love for the beautiful and rich Ginny gets a chance to prove itself, when she is suddenly kidnapped. He teams up with rebel Mac, w...

Maid for Each Other

Maid for Each Other

1992

as Lucy

5.0
Acting

In this hilarious crime caper, a rich woman (Nell Carter) and her maid (Dinah Manoff) happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time -- and now, ...

Lena's Holiday

Lena's Holiday

1991

as Cabbie's Wife

3.8
Acting

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Lena, from East Germany travels to Hollywood. After landing she loses her bag and can't find her hotel. She befrien...

Opposites Attract

Opposites Attract

1990

Acting

A mayoral candidate (Barbara Eden) for a California town gets romantically involved with her opponent (John Forsythe), a former cowboy star.

Thieves of Fortune

Thieves of Fortune

1990

as Big Rosa

3.0
Acting

A beautiful woman must perform feats of bravery in order to inherit a $28 million fortune and win the man she loves.

Sweet 15

Sweet 15

1990

4.0
Acting

Nothing is more important to Mexican-American Marta Delacruz than her quinceanera -- the traditional 15th birthday celebration that symbolically usher...

Miracle at Beekman's Place

1988

as Isabella D'Agostino

Acting

Following a family tragedy, an idealistic hospital chief of staff dumps his high-paying job to open a storefront inner-city clinic.

Sunset

Sunset

1988

as Rosa

5.6
Acting

Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.

Addicted to His Love

Addicted to His Love

1988

as Bernice

6.0
Acting

Larry Hogan, using various aliases, meets middle-aged women through dating services and personal ads and uses his charm to cheat them out of their mon...

Kate's Secret

Kate's Secret

1986

as Laura

6.0
Acting

A beautiful woman married to a successful lawyer and the perfect suburban mother turns out to be a closeted bulimic.

America

America

1986

as Dolores Frantico

3.2
Acting

The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.

Father of Hell Town

Father of Hell Town

1985

as Miss Morales

Acting

In this pilot to the short-lived "Hell Town," Robert Blake plays a scrappy, ex-convict-turned-ghetto priest in an impoverished inner-city parish.

Her Life as a Man

Her Life as a Man

1984

as Susie

6.0
Acting

To land a sportswriting job on a national magazine run by a chauvinistic editor, an aspiring female reporter convincingly disguises herself as a man t...

More Wild Wild West

More Wild Wild West

1980

as Juanita

5.8
Acting

Robert Conrad and Ross Martin reprise their roles as Secret Service agents of the 1890s.

Murder Can Hurt You!

Murder Can Hurt You!

1980

as Mrs. Palumbo

Acting

A private eye spoof that sends up assorted TV detectives from Ironside, Columbo and Kojak to Baretta, McCloud and Starsky and Hutch, as eight bumbling...

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

1979

as Lady Zero

5.6
Acting

An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars - which will only be given to the person or te...

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

1976

as The Cat

6.8
Acting

This musical adaptation of Pinocchio from 1976 features the incomparable talents of Danny Kaye, Sandy Duncan, Flip Wilson, and Clive Revill. Framed by...

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

1971

as Singer in Men's Room

8.5
Acting

This oddball counterculture comedy/drama follows Zalman King through a series of kooky misadventures while he searches for his life's purpose in New Y...

Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value

Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value

1969

as Park Prostitute

3.5
Acting

A psychologist interviews the members of a therapy group for people with sexual issues as to why they're in the group.